A method using sustainability indicators to compare conventional and animal-friendly egg production systems

Poultry Science

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 173-181

  De Boer, I J M ^a   Cornelissen, A M G ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comparison; Egg production system; Method; Sustainability indicator; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; EGG; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; NETHERLANDS;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ECOLOGY; EGGS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; NETHERLANDS; OVIPOSITION;

EID: 0036479965     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/81.2.173     Document Type: Article

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